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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) In order to satisfy the lien of the person, firm, or corporation performing the service, whenever any clothing, goods, wearing apparel, shoes, carpets, rugs, or other such articles remain in the possession of any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of laundering, cleaning, tailoring, altering, repairing, or dyeing such articles for a period of 90 days after the person, firm, or corporation has performed any services thereon without the agreed price or the reasonable value of the service being paid, the goods or articles may be sold by the person, firm, or corporation having performed the service in the manner and subject to the requirements of Code Sections 44-14-454 and 44-14-455.
(b) As an alternative to the satisfaction of the lien as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section, an establishment accepting property to provide the services described in this part may at the time of accepting the property give to the person delivering the property to the establishment notice, which may be in the form of a sign clearly visible to a person delivering property to the establishment, that, if the property is not claimed and the agreed upon price or reasonable value for the service is not paid within 120 days after the service was performed, the establishment may otherwise dispose of the property without further notice to the owner of the property or to the person who delivered the property to the establishment. A person delivering property to an establishment for the performance of services described in this part who receives notice provided for in this subsection and who does not object to the content of such notice shall be deemed to have contractually waived any additional rights that may otherwise attach to disposition of the property, and if the person delivering the property to the establishment is not its owner, the contractual waiver of rights shall extend to the owner of the property if the person who delivered the property to the establishment was in lawful possession of the property at the time it was delivered. Property subject to the provisions of this subsection may be otherwise disposed of in such manner as the establishment possessing the property shall determine.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Georgia Code Title 44. Property § 44-14-453 - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-44-property/ga-code-sect-44-14-453/
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